geographic region

NOUN
17 LETTERS · STARTS WITH G

geographic region is a valid 17-letter word worth 26 points in Scrabble and 31 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
G2E1O1G2R1A1P3H4I1C3R1E1G2I1O1N1
2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =26 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 52TRIPLE WORD → 78
MEANING

What does geographic region mean?